Archive for February, 2009

Snap, Crackle, [Baby Monitor] Pop!

Written by Rebekah Cooksey, who blogs at www.MyKindofMom.com. It’s 2:34 am….pop…..pop……pop…..pop….tat…tat.  The oh too familiar static pop of the baby monitor.  But not just one baby monitor – no, we have stereo!  Two of them –...
February 25th, 2009 | | Read More

Little Triumphs May Prepare Us For Bigger Challenges

Isn’t God’s timing interesting? One of my 6-year-old twin boys never understood the concept of blowing OUT of his nose.  It’s kind of an abstract concept if you really think about it. For years, I tried and tried to help him to understand. I explained, I demonstrated, I contrasted...
February 18th, 2009 | | Read More

Robots Are Not Fun!

Robots Are Not Fun!
Our son Jack has become a bedtime stall artist on the grandest scale. I am thankful for the three years of (relatively) easy bedtimes we’ve had with Jack, don’t get me wrong.  Other than two short but tramatic periods – when we had to let him cry it out to learn to soothe himself to...
February 6th, 2009 | Pre-Schoolers, Thoughts on Being a Mom, life with little ones | Read More

Reasons to Re-Think that Headache

Pssst…. Just Between Us Girls…. Comedienne Joan Rivers used to drop her catch phrase, “Can we talk?” just before sharing a juicy tidbit or an insult. I pose the question today because I’ve got a touchy topic – sex! That’s right! But this is not the typical all-my-husband-ever-wants-giggle-giggle...
February 4th, 2009 | | Read More